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| Fenya's Kitten Diary Spring 2013 |
| This reads from the bottom up. New entries are added at the top so its easy to follow as they grow. |
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| The music used on this page is Let Them Be Little by Billy Dean |
| These kittens are the progeny of our dam Fenya and visiting sire Mr. M |
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Update information from owners will be added to our "Where Are They Now" page.
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Closing Stats #1 Boreas is now named Sage and lives in Sterling, MA with two other Black&Tan Siamese residents. #2 Notus is now named Nubble and lives in Saugus, MA with a resident Siamese elder and a family dog. #3 Eurus is now named Grαinne and is staying with with us to be a future mother of Black&Tan litters. #4 Zephyrus is keeping his diary name Zephyrus and lives in Medford, MA
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| June 25th - Zephyrus went home today and Eurus is
staying with us. That brings us to the end of this diary.
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| June 24th - Saturday night after Notus went home it was interesting to have both Zephyrus and Eurus on my lap quite a bit. Zephyrus would hop onto my lap sit a bit then run play with a toy and come back and hop onto my lap, lol. He did this over and over again. There is a little bit more meowing from the kits when one finds itself alone, calling to the other "where are you?" |
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| June 22nd - Notus went home today. Her twin boys
and Mom came to pick her up at nap time which was good for the long ride
home. She played a little bit and Eurus really enjoyed playing with the
boys too. Zephyrus was curled up in the family nest ready to nap too but
he batted his fur thing from in bed, lol.
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| June 21st - Boreas is going home today. He is
going to Dr. Meunier's sister and family. Dr.
Meunier is a veterinarian who performs
early age neuter surgery. He will do Boreas' surgery after he is settled into his
new home.
"sniff, sniff, sniff" -Boreas at the open window enjoys the fresh air that the breeze wafts in. There were lots of birds singing too. |
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| June 20th - ten weeks old - Sorry I'm late
with this update. I've been enjoying my time with the kittens instead of
sitting at my desk editing photos and typing. The kittens are
doing so well and are so cute. Boreas is a sweet boy, with a calm
outward demeanor, who still likes to crawl into anyone's lap. He gives
as good as he gets when the play fight is on. Between Boreas, Zephyrus
and Notus they can really rumble. I think Zephyrus may now be the top
cat but he will quickly turn belly up if Boreas challenges him. Notus
believes she is still number one, lol. Zephyrus loves the smell of fruit
and wants to lick anything fruity smelling. My daughter was
eating one of the banana hard candies and he licked her face all over
trying to get to that banana, lol. Boreas frequently sits on his hip
(butt) with his back feet sticking way out in front. Speaking of back
feet...sometimes Zephyrus doesn't realize his own back foot belongs to
him and he attacks it, lol. All the kittens will do summersaults when
catching a toy and will pop up into the air if startled. They like to
startle each other, pop, and run for a good game of chase. Zephyrus like
to summersault so much when playing with the fur thing, his precious (Golum
reference), He will wind himself up in the string. We have to watch him
so we can untie him so he doesn't get hurt. He can't be left alone with
a DaBird wand toy, lol.
Fenya has been calling (in heat) for nearly 4 weeks straight. This week when any kitten tries to nurse at all she kicks them with her back feet and if they persist she will nip at them. She is telling them they are ready to leave her nest and go off to their new families. |
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Boreas 10 weeks of age |
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Keep your head down this is my photo op...Eurus with Boreas under her paw. |
Eurus 10 weeks of age |
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Notus 10 weeks of age |
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Zephyrus 10 weeks of age |
Look deeply into my eyes...I am the suave and sophisticated kitten and I will steal your heart if you do. |
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Zephyrus and Eurus |
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| June 18th - This morning one of the kittens, I don't know who, discovered I put some hard candy in the candy dish. These photos are when I found them with a piece. This was after I found Notus running around with a silk narcissus flower that had been plucked from my vase by the stairs, lol. Eurus also discovered if she stood up she could get a hold of the lace curtain panels in the dining room. Of course she showed everyone else her trick. I only had to tell her and Zeph no twice and they quit. Boreas and Notus tested me a little more. Boreas listened but sat back to watch Notus press her will. I had to pull out the imitation momma cat hiss to get her to listen. She is a very smart kitten and in the end she accepted she could not have it her way and moved on to other fun and games. |
Whisper, whisper, whisper....what is it? |
I don't know but I like the way it crinkles The leader Notus is of course the first to check it out. |
Zeph jumps in to poke it too |
Zeph picks it up and moves it over |
Boreas, This is the best toy ever |
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| June 17th - spay/neuter day - Notus and Zephyrus were on their way early this morning to see Dr. Schaefer. Their blood work was all good and she called me when they were awake in recovery. Surgery went really well. Dr. Schaefer said Miss Notus was "fresh" and wiggled about. She could tell the difference in their personalities. Yes, Notus is a strong personality and she isn't meek, lol. I'm not surprised she protested having her blood drawn and going into surgery. I really expected to have her arrive home as a demon. Some kittens get really hyper in response to the drugs given. They traveled home quietly and when I opened the carrier two of the nicest and most affectionate kittens emerged. They came out rubbing against me and wanting to be loved on....I'm sure it was affection and not a desire to rub off the hospital smell, lol. We allowed them some time together with Momma before we let the other kittens with them. All the kittens behaved really well. Notus and Zeph are not bothering (licking) their surgery sites at all. They really don't seem to realize anything was done to them. They do have a pain med on board that lasts for three days to get them past the worst of it. Kittens this age heal really fast. It really is amazing how well they do. Dr. Schaefer has again done a superb job. They have tiny incisions in the skin that are closed with surgical glue. No external stitches for them to pull at. |
All four made it on top of the cat tree |
Left to right - Boreas, Notus (back), Eurus (front), and Zephyrus |
Notus' incision site is the red spot in the center below her belly button. Cats really don't have belly buttons like we do. Because the umbilical cord is so tiny its just a smooth scar like area on the skin. The four red spots on the corners are her nipples |
Zephyrus' two little tiny incisions. |
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Just home from surgery playing. The pink on Notus is her marker to make sure the correct kitten went to the hospital early this morning, lol |
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This toy we have had through multiple litters and not until this litter did anyone really play with it. It seems to be a favorite of this litter. They love to bat and spin it, roll it across the floor, and bite it. |
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Notus has the deepest point saturation and eye color. |
She also has a bit of loose tummy skin at her uptuck which makes her skin cooler because it is not against the muscle. You can see the result of that coolor skin temperature in the dark fur on her tummy. The pointing gene has a temperature sensitive element to it. All the color concentrates where the skin is coolest. |
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| Zephyrus
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Left to right - Momma Fenya, Eurus, Boreas (back), Notus (center front), & Zephyrus |
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Zephyrus - This basket is mine |
Eurus trying to run off with her catch |
Notus - It tickled my nose |
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| June 11th - Today's entry is about
poor Zephyrus' neck fur. When Dr, Schaefer commented on his neck fur and
the pink look my mind went to " He's looked pinkish since he was
born because his coat is close" Zeph is a chocolate and he
has a coat that has less under coat, a more modern Siamese coat, he has
as a baby looked a bit pink....because his skin showed through some.
Well her comment had the effect of focusing my attention on his neck.
I've been looking at it and feeling it and I agree there is something
funny about it that has changed. It stands up more and feels stubbly
around his neck and its definitely showing more skin. When he stretches
his neck out it sort of looks like a birds neck when its being
scratched. I mentioned it to my husband and he wonder if it was just his
baby coat being shed early or an anomaly in his baby coat? I kept fussing
about it and today discovered the answer to this little mystery. When he
nurses he chooses the nipple closest to Momma's head and she is over
grooming his neck. She licks but also chews on his fur. Just like she
does with their whiskers. When he goes home his fur will grow back in
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I don't know why she says "Chicken Neck" and starts laughing. |
Opps caught & Guilty (Eurus) I noticed she has a bit of chewed fur on the side of her neck starting too. |
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Boreas sleeping in my lap. Earlier I had Notus sleeping on my chest but couldn't get up to get the camera. |
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Left to right - Eurus, Boreas top, Zephyrus center, and Notus sleeping on the ottoman. |
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Video clip of Momma chewing on Zephyrus' fur while grooming him. This clip is 1 minute 40 seconds and is hosted on our server so you will need to give it time to load (buffer) if you want to watch it. |
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| June 10th - This weekend Notus' family came to
visit her. The kittens were excited to have three very nice boys to play
with. They are learning to look up for moving toys and to leap up to
grab them. They have all successfully learned how to climb up to the top
level of the cat tree, now they all want to sleep there but only three
can fit. This week Zephyrus has become a momma's boy. She calls and he
comes running to her side. I find him sleeping with her often too. All
the kittens are starting to listen to her. When she wants them to come
back to my office for a break from playing she will pick up the minky
toy or fur thing and call to them with it in her mouth. She always picks
up the minky by the scruff like its a kitten. Zephyrus has a single
minded obsession with the fur thing toy. He will play with it non stop
if we keep at it. He hisses and growls when he captures it like he is a
big time mouse hunter.
Its interesting to look at how the girls have changed since they were born. Eurus was the bigger girl with a wider looking head. She looked bigger boned then Notus. Today I was noticing that Notus now looks bigger and she has a rounder look to her face. Eurus now looks more petite in build with a more angular face. At times when I am looking at Eurus she reminds me of Maeve. I know for sure I have not mixed them up, lol. Notus has several distinct differences that have been my clues to who is who. She has always had a longer thinner tail. |
Boreas looking funny curled up in this little ball |
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Notus I double checked when I took this photo to be sure I knew who this was, lol. |
Eurus licking the back of Notus' ear. |
Eurus in back of Notus |
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Zephyrus and Boreas Boreas really isn't that much bigger then Zeph its a perspective thing. Boreas is forward in the photo. |
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| June 6th - eight weeks old - This
week Boreas' owner came to visit and play with the kittens. Today was the
kittens very first Vet appointment. They traveled in the car without
making even a single peep. Never cried at the animal hospital. They were
very good kittens. All four of them got the doctors seal of good health.
:) There was one cosmetic thing she noticed that we have never seen with
any of our kittens before. Three of the kittens have a very slight bite
difference. Their canines and back teeth are in proper position but the
four tiny front baby teeth, incisors, on the bottom are slightly in
front of the top four baby teeth. This is not problem for a pet. In fact
my vet feels this may correct itself as the kitten's heads grow and there
is no reason for concern. The really interesting point is that the
female kitten I have my eye on to keep for breeding (Eurus) has a
perfect bite. My luck may be improving, I have been picking up every
lost penny I see, lol.
The kittens all received their first core vaccinations. I did this a week earlier then I normally do because they weaned off momma's milk early. When nursing they are protected by momma's immunities that she passes to them in her milk. I want to keep them on a protection schedule that fits her natural rhythm. They were so good. Its funny everyone seems to pick Zephyrus as their favorite upon first look. Is it that he is different then the seal points?....or because he has extra charisma, lol. Dr. Schaefer took Boreas and left the room. She went to show him off to the staff and doctors, lol. The kittens are all napping now and we expect them to spend a quieter then normal day today as their bodies deal with the vaccines. |
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That is Boreas on top. I was trying to get him to look at the camera but he was too busy watching HGTV |
What? I'm learning how to build cat shelves |
She's gettin' my tummy again, sigh |
Notus behind and Eurus front. |
Notus and Eurus. |
Notus and Eurus. Notus' eyes are wide because I am rattling a toy. She can't resist toys, lol |
Momma watching over her baby taking a bath.... |
Uh oh, she begins stalking the unsuspecting victim, lol |
Still friends...until next time. |
Boreas and Zephyrus. Zeph was so tolerant. Boreas kept grooming his ears then he would grab a hold of his lip or try to bite his face. Zeph would put his paw in the center of Boreas' face and push his head back. Then it would start all over again, lol. |
There was a kitten sitting in front of me when I took this photo this morning, lol |
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| June 3rd - Miss Notus is the leader of the pack. She is always in tune to playing and first to jump into whatever is going on. She is very confident and I think has beaten her brother Boreas enough times to where he does not even try to rise to her challenges. He just flips over on his back in submission. Boreas started out as our leader kitten. His gentle nature now has him about 3rd in the pecking order. Boreas figured out how to get up onto my desk. He was pleased with himself. We introduced the fur attachment for Da Bird. Zephyrus' confidence has risen as he found his inner big cat when playing with it. He unnerved the other kittens with his growling after a successful hunt and capture, lol. Now they all capture and growl with it and none of them know quite what to think about the one growling. Eurus is content to sit and wait her turn. She always seems so composed but there have been times when I pick her up that I feel her body humming with a bit of trepidation. She is gaining confidence as she gains experience. |
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| May 30th - seven weeks old - Everyone has reached 2 pounds so today will be our last weigh in. I'm only offering canned food now as an occasional treat. |
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He's looking so masculine like his father |
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bi-weekly weigh in...... Boreas is 2 lb. 5 ounces = 1053 grams - up 71 grams Notus is 2 lb. 1.25 ounces = 946.6 grams - up 60.5 grams Eurus is 2 lb. 0 ounces = 911 grams - up 60.5 grams Zephyrus is 2 lb. .25 ounces = 918 grams - up 78 grams |
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| May 28th - The kittens discovered they can play on the sofa. I set up the pillows so they can go behind them to hide from each other. They had a good time running around and playing. I have some photos of Zephy today. He was they only one who was willing to play in front of the camera by the window. The other hooligans were off running and wrestling. It was hard to get him to look at the camera using a toy.. I have lots of photos of his chin as I pulled the toy out of frame. lol ....And a video of everyone playing. |
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| May 27th - The kittens continue to do very well. They are enjoying playing with moving toys and chasing each other. Boreas weighed over two pounds today and his siblings are not far behind. Zephyrus' family came to visit and play this weekend. |
Sleeping together in the tube (front end) |
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bi-weekly weigh in...... Boreas is 2lb. 2.5 ounces = 982 grams - up 96 grams Notus is 1lb. 15.1 ounces = 866 grams - up 96 grams Eurus is 1lb. 13.9 ounces = 850.5 grams - up 92.5 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. 13.5 ounces = 839.9 grams - up 89 grams |
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Momma in her happy place with two kittens nursing. She really doesn't have any more milk so this is really for their emotional development. They are choosing to nurse less frequently as they mature. |
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| May 25th - Remember the little black and white box
I kept finding the kittens in? I've now found it in the doorway twice. I
think when they fall asleep in it Momma comes, scruffs them and carries
them into the living room....dragging the box with. She finally
gets them out of the box about the time she gets to the doorway. She
really wants them in the family nest behind the sofa corner. They are
getting more comfortable with being out. Now we just have to make sure
they know to return to the kitten room to use the litter box. Little
toddlers have a hard time leaving the fun to go potty, lol. They are all
excellent jumpers for such little kittens. Today Zephyrus jumped up onto
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| May 22nd - six weeks old - I took the
kittens into the living room for a nice long play time last night. My
son and husband were trying to get them to play while I was out of the
room. The kittens kept popping under the sofa until I walked into the
room and they heard my voice. Then everyone came out to play. They are
working on their comfort level with the newness of this location. Momma
Fen really wants them in the living room. When they are in my office she
calls them to come with her. She is frustrated that they don't listen to
her and keep playing, lol.
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Zephyrus six weeks old His head and body are the same size. This photo's perspective just makes his body look tiny lol |
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bi-weekly weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 15 ounces = 866 grams - up 71 grams Notus is 1lb. 11.75 ounces = 790 grams - up 67.6 grams Eurus is 1lb. 10.6 ounces = 758 grams - up 64 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. 10.4 ounces = 751 grams - up 67.6 grams |
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| May 22nd - I finally saw Notus chow-ing down on baby cat kibble last night. All the kittens prefer to run and play with each other in my office/kitten room at this stage then to play with me out in the house. I allow them time to go out, explore, and play but they rarely take advantage of it. Momma is working on teaching them to be gentle, back foot kicking them when they get out of hand. She allows them to nurse for emotional development. We never interfere with this natural weaning process. Some breeder will cut kittens off at 4 weeks and block all nursing so that they can breed their queens again sooner. With the Siamese being a more oral breed in general we believe that our kittens need this time to nurse naturally for balanced emotional development. It has been suggested by experts studying pica (eating non edible items) in cats that forced weaning can lead to pica behaviors. Notus was very pleased with herself when she climbed up to the top of the cat tree last night. Zephyrus has really become more of a leader this week. I thought for sure, with his love of climbing, he would be first up but Notus' lack of fear won over all. |
left to right - Zephyrus burrowed under, Boreas, Eurus, & Notus |
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They all like sleeping on their backs. My daughter commented that this litter sleeps cuter then any other litter we have had, lol. I used this as an aid to trim their nails today. When they were winding down from play I laid each one on my lap on their back and was able to trim nails with out much fuss at all. They all fell asleep on my lap, lol |
The seals playing. I have to admit looking at these photos I don't know who is who, lol |
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I came in looking to see how everyone was doing , nobody was out in the room. I looked under my desk and nobody was in the family nest? LOL I found them on my shelf asleep.
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| May 20th - This past weekend we opened the
door to the kitten room to allow the kittens supervised time to slowly investigate.
Yesterday I introduced Da Bird, a moving feather toy. They love it of
course. Boreas was the first to climb up the first stair. He had to hop
up as he is not really big enough to climb it. He went up a second one
then decided that was enough for now. When his sisters saw him up there
they of course had to try too. To my surprise they both climbed up.
Eurus pulled herself up with her front legs. Notus who has no fear ran
off into the dining room and kitchen. Zephyrus made his way into the
living room where he did his favorite thing...climbing up the cat tree.
This was a big confidence boost for him and he and Eurus tend to hang
back a bit and allow Boreas and Notus to take risks first. Boreas stayed
close to the hall so he could pop in and out of hiding under the
furniture.
They have abandon the cabinet nest. On Friday we closed that and put the family nest under my desk. They like the new location so much they spent most of the first day in bed, lol. We also have moved to having can food every other day. |
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Friday afternoon I came in an found Zephyrus and Eurus asleep on the cat tree. They pal together alot.
Notus alseep on the rug...but where was Boreas?
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Boreas finding extra courage under the furniture |
All the kittens go under at first....What is this strange moving thing? |
Zephyrus attacks it first. |
Zephyrus found the climber in the living room. |
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bi-weekly weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 12.6 ounces = 815 grams - up 92.5 grams Notus is 1lb. 9.4 ounces = 722 grams - up 71 grams Eurus is 1lb. 8.4 ounces = 694 grams - up 42.7 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. 8 ounces = 683 grams - up 71 grams |
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| May 16th - five weeks old - The kittens have been sharing one meal of canned kitten food. Everyone except Notus. She has no interest in it. Its not a lot of food. Momma shares it too and I still have left over food in the bowls when they are all done. Notus may be eating the dry food but even if she hasn't yet her weight is keeping up with the other kittens. I quit offering the kitten milk as Fenya had plenty of her milk now that the other kittens are eating food. They also are eating baby cat kibble that is always available to them and water too. They are all doing well using the litter box. No accidents or wet spots outside of the box. |
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bi-weekly weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 9.4 ounces = 722.4 grams - up 50 grams Notus is 1lb. 6.9 ounces = 651 grams - up 50 grams Eurus is 1lb. 6.9 ounces = 651 grams - up 57 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. 5.5 ounces = 612 grams - up 64 grams |
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| May 13th - The kittens are progressing really well. We are going to switch from daily weight checks to bi-weekly starting today. We haven't seen any interest in eating kibble or kitten milk & kibble mix so last night I opened a can of Royal Canin kitten food to see if I could entice them to try real food. I chose the slices in gravy. The boys went nuts eating it. The girls turned their noses up to it, lol. This morning I mixed kibble and kitten milk again and set the bowl next to the baby cat kibble bowl. Boreas ate a little bit of the milk mix then tried a little bit of the dry kibble. Zephyrus used the litter box and left the first solid deposit. |
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 7.6 ounces = 672.6 grams - up 25 grams Notus is 1lb. 5.1 ounces = 601.4 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 1lb. 4.9 ounces = 594.3 grams - up 3.6 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. 3.25 ounces = 548 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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| May 12th - All the kittens are are entering the
box and calling out that they are going. Someone left a wet spot on the
rug beside the box so we will be watching to make sure we reinforce that
the box is the place to go. Notus is now drinking water out of Momma's
big bowl. No baby bowls for her, lol.
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 6.75 ounces = 647.7 grams - up 21.4 grams Notus is 1lb. 4.5 ounces = 583.6 grams - up 10.7 grams Eurus is 1lb. 4.75 ounces = 590.8 grams - up 0 grams - not surprising since she ate so much yesterday Zephyrus is 1lb. 2.75 ounces = 533.8 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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| May 11th - Today Eurus and Zephyrus ate the largest meal from me they have ever eaten. I did not have to hold Zephyrus' head up. He sat up and ate all happily. Boreas still really does not want to eat my milk but now that momma is back in production The kittens weigh gains are really good again. Notus had success at leaving her wet spot in the litter box. She also tried to climb up the run fence so I showed her how she can climb up the rope to the first level of the cat tree. The girls have also begun puffing up their fur to look big and bad. |
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 6 ounces = 626 grams - up 17.8 grams Notus is 1lb. 4.1 ounces = 573 grams - up 32 grams Eurus is 1lb. 4.75 ounces = 590.8 grams - up 39 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. 2.1 ounces = 516 grams - up 21 grams |
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| May 10th - Warm compresses helped to unblock Fenya's milk. The kittens did a good job of drinking all her milk this morning. This morning Boreas took his first drink of water from the bowl and at bedtime Eurus took her first drink. Notus has been going into the litter box and exclaiming that she wants to go. She knows she is supposed to use the litter but she hasn't quite figured out how. |
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 5.4 ounces = 608.6 grams - up 7.1 grams Notus is 1lb. 3 ounces = 541 grams - up 7.1 grams Eurus is 1lb. 3.3 ounces = 551.6 grams - up 21.4 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. 1.4 ounces = 494.6 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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| May 9th - four weeks old - |
Last night Boreas was the first to drink some water from the bowl |
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Sleeping behind the bed, left to right -Boreas, Zephyrus, Notus, & Eurus |
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Afternoon weigh in...... increased small feedings for Zephy gave positive results today Boreas is 1lb. 5.1 ounces = 601.4 grams - up 3.6 grams Notus is 1lb. 2.75 ounces = 534 grams - up 10.7 grams Eurus is 1lb. 3 ounces = 537.4 grams - up 21.4 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. .75 ounces = 459 grams - up 17.8 grams Watching them nurse today I suspect Fenya may have a plugged milk duct. She has one milk gland that clearly has milk. I kept trying to get any of the kittens to nurse on it. I saw Zephyrus and Boreas both try. They nursed a very short time shook their head and tried again then seemed frustrated and went in search of another nipple. I've started warm compresses to see if we can help Fenya out and get it flowing again. |
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| May 8th - The kittens are so cute. This morning
when I came in they all ran out calling. As soon as I sat down they all
crawled into my lap to say good morning before attacking each other and
merging into playtime.
I am starting to really worry about Zephyrus and his weight. He did not gain again today. He is nursing and I'm offering him kitten milk three times a day. He only eats a little bit before putting up a fight. Last night before I fed him he had lost 3.5 grams. He would not eat so I lightly scruffed him and put the milk into his mouth so he would swallow it. He only took a couple droppers before he refused to swallow but that was enough to add the 3.5 grams back onto his weight. Today I weighed him after feeding and he did not lose but he also did not gain. I am going to try moving up the number of times we offer him milk since he does not take enough when we do feed. If he was getting no food from his momma he would need to eat 8 tablespoons of kitten milk spread out across a day. Zephyrus continues to behave like a normal affectionate kitten, running, playing and visiting with us. All three of the seals surprised me and ate a little bit of my milk today. Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 5 ounces = 598 grams - up 25 grams Notus is 1lb. 2.4 ounces = 523 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 1lb. 2.1 ounces = 516 grams - up 10.7 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. .125 ounces = 459 grams - up 0 grams |
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| May 7th - Last night Zephyrus wouldn't eat my milk and Eurus wouldn't either. I tried Boreas and he is sticking to not even tasting it, lol.....But Notus surprised me and ate quite a bit. This morning nobody wanted my milk. At the mid offering Zephyrus again didn't want any. Having seen how little he gained I tried harder this time. He ate a tiny bit but not enough to make me happy. Eurus gobbled hers down and Notus had a little bit too, and Boreas says no. |
Afternoon weigh in...... Zephys weight was taken after eating. I checked him again at bedtime after eating and he was the same weight. Boreas is 1lb. 4.1 ounces = 573 grams - up 7.1 grams Notus is 1lb. 1.75 ounces = 505 grams - up 32 grams Eurus is 1lb. 1.75 ounces = 505 grams - up 32 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. .125 ounces = 459 grams - up 3.5 grams |
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| May 6th - Today all the kittens have reached the
one pound mark. This is consistent with Fenya's last litter on the exact
day even, lol. Normally I would move to a bi-weekly weigh in now but
with the drop in weight and need to supplement I'm going to continue to
weigh daily this week. I want to watch and see if Fenya's milk is drying
up too soon. I want to make sure I know if I need to support Boreas and
Notus too. What we are seeing here is
the number one reason we weigh our kittens daily from birth.
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Boreas and Notus were the first to claim ownership of my lap. They like to sit on it and stare up into my face while I talk to them. |
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Belly up to the bar boys - Zephyrus & Boreas |
Notus was tough to get a nice photo of. She always turns her head right when I snap the photo. |
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This was the best one I took but unfortunately I didn't have her framed when I held the camera pointed at myself, lol. |
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Afternoon weigh in...... before the afternoon supplemental feeding Boreas is 1lb. 3.9 ounces = 565.8 grams - up 14.2 grams Notus is 1lb. .6 ounces = 473 grams - up 7.1 grams Eurus is 1lb. .6 ounces = 473 grams - up 17.8 grams Zephyrus is 1lb. 0 ounces = 455.5 grams - up 24.9 grams |
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| May 5th - I noticed this weekend that the
kittens have gotten big enough to make it more difficult for Zephyrus to
get to a nipple. I think he is a gentle soul and he is just not fighting
his way under to get to a nipple to nurse. I watched as he sat with Momma
while his three siblings nursed. When they were done then he laid down
and nursed by himself. I'm sure by then the milk was all gone. When he
was done I fed him the kitten milk and he lapped it up. I've fed him
three times today. His weight was measured before his midday meal. With
a supplement last night and this morning he has a nice weight gain
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 3.4 ounces = 551.6 grams - up 17.8 grams Notus is 1lb. .4 ounces = 466 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 1lb. 0 ounces = 455.5 grams - up 14.2 grams Zephyrus is 15.1 ounces = 430.6 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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| May 4th - Zephy continues to lose weight. :( Looks like Eurus ate his share today. I decided to start supplementing him today. I had a big struggle with this decission. Ever since the FDA investigated a huge number of baby animal deaths from complaints filed in 2009 & 2010, and issued a warning, commercial kitten milk has felt like a risk. Zephyrus is acting normally. He is bright, alert and full of kitten energy. I fed him at bedtime and offered the milk to all the kittens. Boreas & Notus wanted noting to do with it. Eurus gobbled it up faster then Zephyrus, lol. I feed babies using an eye dropper with a bent tip. I can control and see how they are feeding better with this method. They ate a few teaspoons, not a lot but something to help boost their calories. I figure if Momma isn't producing enough milk by feeding Eurus maybe she will leave some of Momma's milk for Zephy. |
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 2.75 ounces = 533.8 grams - up 17.8 grams Notus is 15.75 ounces = 448.4 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 15.5 ounces = 441.3 grams - up 21.3 grams Zephyrus is 14.6 ounces = 416.4 grams - down 3.5 grams |
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| May 3rd - Today the kittens have discovered
they can bite and fight with each other. We enter the phase of learning
limits from siblings with bites and yelps as teeth come in.
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 2.1 ounces = 516 grams - up 17.8 grams Notus is 15.1 ounces = 430.6 grams - up 25 grams Eurus is 14.75 ounces = 420 grams - up 14.2 grams Zephyrus is 14.75 ounces = 427 grams - down 7.1 grams I'm not happy that Zephyrus lost weight today. Looks like Notus had no problem eating Zephy's share. I have been watching him and he is nursing today. Hopefully we will see a big gain again tomorrow. Now that they are up and exploring I have set out the low training bowls with baby kibble and water. If they are burning too many calories eating kibble will help boost the calorie intake. They just need to decide they want to eat it. :) |
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| May 2nd - three weeks old - This morning Boreas decided he would celebrate his birthday by running out of the nest to greet me. He loves coming out to say hello and get some love. His siblings are not so sure its a good thing yet. They will gingerly come out for a short time. If they don't come out on their own I bring them out to sit in my lap. They all talk to me about this new adventure. They have teeth coming in now and Momma kicks them in the head when they bite while nursing. | |||
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 1.5 ounces = 498 grams - up 21.4 grams Notus is 14.25 ounces = 405.7 grams - up 21.4 grams Eurus is 14.25 ounces = 405.7 grams - up 14.2 grams Zephyrus is 15 ounces = 427 grams - up 0 grams Looks like Zephyrus took the day off again. It may be that he was really active and burned off his intake calories. |
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May 1st - Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. .75 ounces = 477 grams - up 21.4 grams Notus is 13.5 ounces = 384.4 grams - up 14.2 grams Eurus is 13.75 ounces = 391.5 grams - up 17.8 grams Zephyrus is 15 ounces = 427 grams - up 10.7 grams |
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| April 30th - The family nesting place. Momma
resting while the kits play. I added the towel ramp in case anyone wants
to venture out to explore or if Momma brings anyone out they can crawl
back on their own. Boreas reached one pound today.
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 1lb. 0 ounces = 455.5 grams - up 28.5 grams Notus is 13 ounces = 370.1 grams - up 21.4 grams Eurus is 13.1 ounces = 373.7 grams - up 7.1 grams Zephyrus is 14.6 ounces = 416.4 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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| April 29th - I trimmed the kittens nails on Friday
and they are already feeling sharp again. Their nails are so tiny it
doesn't take much to feel like a needle. Since Momma Fenya has not moved
her family, today I moved the kittens from the birthing box into the family
nest in the corner. She has settled in nicely with them. This evening my
daughter had an AP English project in the works so the kittens had a
nice visit with Emily. This photo shows Zephyrus yawning. Its kind of
funny because the entire time she held him he was totally relaxed and
quiet and in the photo he looks like he's yelling, he's not.. She
also held Boreas. All the kittens are so good when being held. Fenya has
never met Emily before and after some initial concern she also relaxed
totally. It was a nice visit for all.
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 15 ounces = 427 grams - up 7.1 grams Notus is 12.25 ounces = 348.8 grams - up 14.2 grams Eurus is 12.9 ounces = 366.6 grams - up 17.8 grams Zephyrus is 14 ounces = 398.6 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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| April 28th - The kittens are starting to do little bursts of speed. They try to wiggle wobble zoom across the box. Zephyrus is gaining weight again but his time goofing off has allowed Boreas to become the big brother, lol |
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 14.75 ounces = 420 grams - up 28.5 grams Notus is 11.75 ounces = 335 grams - up 10.7 grams Eurus is 12.25 ounces = 349 grams - up 10.7 grams Zephyrus is 13.4 ounces = 380.8 grams - up 21.4 grams |
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April 27th - I'm disappointed that Zephyrus didn't gain more but
at least he did gain something.
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 13.75 ounces = 391.5 grams - up 14.2 grams Notus is 11.4 ounces = 323.8 grams - up 14.2 grams Eurus is 11.9 ounces = 338 grams - up 17.8 grams Zephyrus is 12.6 ounces = 359.4 grams - up 3.5 grams |
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Afternoon weigh in...... Zephyrus' goofing off instead of eating shows in his weigh gain today and the girls. I made sure he nursed well tonight. Boreas is 13.25 ounces = 377 grams - up 21.4 grams Notus is 10.9 ounces = 309.6 grams - up 21.4 grams Eurus is 11.25 ounces = 320.3 grams - up 21.4 grams Zephyrus is 12.5 ounces = 356 grams - up 0 grams |
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April 25th - two weeks old - The boys are both the
same weight today. Looking at their total gain since birth Boreas has more
the tripled his weight and Zephyrus is a fraction away from tripling.
Notus has more then tripled and Eurus has tripled her birth weight. They
are all doing very well.
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 12.5 ounces = 356 grams - up 25 grams Notus is 10.1 ounces = 288 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 10.5 ounces = 299 grams - up 17.8 grams Zephyrus is 12.5 ounces = 356 grams - up 21 grams
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April 24th -
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 11.6 ounces = 331 grams - up 14.2 grams Notus is 9.5 ounces = 270.5 grams - up 10.7 grams Eurus is 9.9 ounces = 281 grams - up 14.2 grams Zephyrus is 11.75 ounces = 334.5 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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April 23rd - I've noticed that Eurus has switched from
nursing under Boreas to being in front of Notus. The girls are
still on the underside but only Notus has to nuzzle under her
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 11.1 ounces = 316.7 grams - up 21.4 grams Notus is 9.1 ounces = 258.8 grams - up 10.7 grams Eurus is 9.4 ounces = 267 grams - up 10.7 grams Zephyrus is 11.25 ounces = 320 grams - up 28.5 grams |
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April 22nd -
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 10.4 ounces = 295.4 grams - up 14.2 grams Notus is 8.75 ounces = 249 grams - up 14.2 grams Eurus is 9 ounces = 256 grams - up 10.7 grams Zephyrus is 10.25 ounces = 292 grams - up 7.1 grams |
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| April 21st - We can see a little of the pupil as more melanin develops in the kitten's eyes. The amount of melanin in the eye is what determines how deep the blue color is. Siamese with very light eyes have more melanin then those with dark eyes. I have seen Siamese cats whose eyes are dark navy and the eye looks like lace inside when viewed with a ophthalmoscope. Our pet Emma, not of our breeding lines, has this type of eye. I personally think more melanin is better then not enough. A pretty blue eye is more pleasing then an all navy eye. We are not participating in the race for the darkest cobalt possible. Looking at Mr. M's eye color and Fenya's these kittens should have stunning color. Time will tell :). There are enough litter differences in each kitten that I can currently tell them apart without looking at the color marking. I wonder how long that will last as they grow and change, lol. | ||||
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 9.9 ounces = 281 grams - up 17.8 grams Notus is 8.25 ounces = 235 grams - up 10.6 grams Eurus is 8.6 ounces = 245.5 grams - up 14.2 grams Zephyrus is 10 ounces = 285 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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| April 20th - The kittens are moving around much more now. Still doing the belly crawl but working to strengthen their legs. They seem much more aware and enjoy the interesting difference of being held. They won't really be able to see for some time yet but they can see lighting differences. | ||||||||
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 9.25 ounces = 263.4 grams - up 17.8 grams Notus is 7.9 ounces = 224 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 8.1 ounces = 231 grams - up 14.2 grams Zephyrus is 9.4 ounces = 267 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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April 19th -
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 8.6 ounces = 245.5 grams - up 14.2 grams Notus is 7.25 ounces = 206.4 grams - up 10.7 grams Eurus is 7.6 ounces = 217 grams - up 14.2 grams Zephyrus is 8.8 ounces = 252.7 grams - up 7.1 grams |
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Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 8.1 ounces = 231 grams - up 25 grams Notus is 6.9 ounces = 196 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 7.1 ounces = 202.8 grams - up 17.8 grams Zephyrus is 8.6 ounces = 245.5 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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April 17th - six days old -
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 7.25 ounces = 206.4 grams - up 14.2 grams Notus is 6.25 ounces = 178 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 6.5 ounces = 185 grams - up 10.6 grams Zephyrus is 8 ounces = 227.8 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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Click the logo to watch our video on youtube or go to our youtube channel Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 6.75 ounces = 192 grams - up 25 grams Notus is 5.6 ounces = 160 grams - up 14.2 grams Eurus is 6.1 ounces = 174 grams - up 21.4 grams Zephyrus is 7.5 ounces = 213.5 grams - up 21.4 grams
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April 15th - four days old - Their seal nose leather is quickly coloring dark. Notus seems to be the sassiest baby. She is a mover and is really strengthening her legs. If somebody is calling its usually her scrapping to get to her nipple. Boreas is also more vocal. Eurus is middle of the pack and Zephyrus is a calm, content, quiet baby. Even when being held he's not at all bothered. Maybe its that full tummy that makes his so mellow, lol. It will be interesting to see how they change as their senses develop. Everyone's cords have been shed.
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 5.8 ounces = 167.3 grams - up 17.8 grams Notus is 5.1 ounces = 146 grams - up 14.2 grams Eurus is 5.4 ounces = 153 grams - up 10.7 grams Zephyrus is 6.75 ounces = 170.8 grams - up 21.4 grams
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| April 14th - three days old - Looks like
Zephyrus is going to be a big kitty the way he is eating.
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 5.25 ounces = 149.5 grams - up 17.8 grams Notus is 4.6 ounces = 131.7 grams - up 17.8 grams Eurus is 5 ounces = 142.4 grams - up 17.8 grams Zephyrus is 6 ounces = 170.8 grams - up 21.4 grams
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| April 13th - two days old - Boreas and
Zephyrus both got their feed on and gained a whopping 21 grams. Notus
and Eurus also both gained a normal amount. We will see if the boys take
some time off to compensate for being piggys when we weigh in tomorrow.
The babies are now hissing. They can't see or hear yet so they react to
what they sense is not "normal". With so little experience
they hiss at everything, lol. When nursing we can hear tiny baby
purring. It's a ticking sound. They have picked their favorite nipples,
like the #4 on dice, two on each side.
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 4.6 ounces = 131.7 grams - up 21.4 grams Notus is 4 ounces = 113.9 grams - up 14.2 grams Eurus is 4.4 ounces = 124.6 grams - up 10.7 grams Zephyrus is 5.25 ounces = 149.5 grams - up 21.4 grams |
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April 12th - one day old - All the kittens
have gained well. They all yell when hungry or frustrated and are quiet
and content with full tummies. Zephyrus is a big strong baby (bull
dozer piggy). He will crawl from momma's head down the row of nipples
and knock everyone off to get the nipple he wants when he wants it. lol
They all fuss at him until they find their way back and latch back on.
Its hard to get a full face photo because they wag their heads from side to side when I hold them.
This is Eurus
Afternoon weigh in...... Boreas is 3.88 ounces = 110.3 grams - up 14.2 grams Notus is 3.5 ounces = 99.7 grams - up 10.7 grams Eurus is 4.0 ounces = 113.9 grams - up 14.2 grams Zephyrus is 4.5 ounces = 128.1 grams - up 17.8 grams
Please note I will be using he and she in my descriptions but this is not always an indication of final sex, lol. I have trouble determining sex when they are this little unless its really obvious and most times its not. My vets also say its very difficult to tell. They won't commit either when I have babies in to see them. They need to mature some to really tell. Do you think I have guessed correctly? Boys look like a colon ( : ) and girls look like an upside down exclamation point ( ‘ ). On boys the space between the anus and end of the urethra is longer then the space in girls.
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| April 11th - BIRTH DAY - I stayed up with
Fenya until 2:30 am. There was no indication of anything happening so I
went to bed. At 7:20 am when we checked on her she had three
fluffy babies in bed with her in the corner cabinet. She was very
agitated and running about while telling me what she had accomplished
all alone. The nest was pretty clean considering she delivered three
babies in it. We will have to assume she also delivered the placentas
and ate them. We will watch her for any signs of infection just in case
she may have retained any of them. I moved her babies into the clean birthing
box and settled her in with them and began trying to relax her
with the hope she would resume labor. We weighed the babies and marked
them so I can tell them apart. I made sure each one was able to latch on
and nurse, and we waited. At 11:30 she began with new contractions and
at 11:46 kitten four was born head first. Kitten five was stillborn at
3:45pm just after we made arrangements to go to the hospital. He
looked as if he had been mal-positioned in the uterus. He has a thin
wedge head and a long body. Fenya is doing well with her quartet.
The four winds converging. The
Stats at birth #1 ?:00 am green Boreas 96.86 grams (3.375 ounces) #2 ?:00 am pink Notus 88.969 grams (3.125 ounces) #3 ?:00 pm white Eurus 99.645 grams (3.5 ounces) #4 11:46 pm blue Zephyrus 110.321 grams (3.875 ounces) #5 -3:45 pm none 110.321 grams (3.875 ounces) stillborn Boreas, god of the north wind Notus, god of the south wind Eurus, god of the east wind Zephyrus, god of the west wind
First three
This little guy was the first to latch on and nurse while I watched.
Then I got this one to latch on.
It took more time to get the third one interested but finally 3 latched on too.
It was two hours before four decided to nurse. Hmm looks like there could be a chocolate from the light coat. I'm going to guess we have two boys, two girls, three seals and one chocolate.... Time will tell.
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| April 6th - A non seethrough view :)
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April 4th - Fenya went to visit our Vet today for
her kitten count. Looks like we have five? babies coming. We have
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| February 3-5th - Fenya had a visiting beau. We are
doing something different this time and using a stud from another cattery.
Mr. M is a
wonderful boy. I had him in my office and was able able to observe
him and spend time with him. He is so friendly and gentle. Fenya
accepted him immediately. He was very easy for us to have visit. He
watches tv at night and likes to look out my big window during the day.
He loves the big plush bed on my desk and rolls around in it. He is
curious and playful too but not at all annoying. Our plan is to keep a girl from this litter
for our breeding program to breed to Polo.
Mr. M is a classic Siamese with a lovely old profile. He is from old Massachusetts lines that began with imported stock from the US ( Ruskat ~Medicine Lake & Dark Gauntlets), ( UK (Chamrone ~ Prestwick) (Minka ~ Doneraile), Australia ( Azuli that goes back to UK lines Hoverton, Sealsleeves, and New Zealand (Montpelier that goes back to UK lines Kaloke~ Killdown~ Clonlost) and many others registered GCCF.
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